Most of the world’s roads are gravel, sand or mud tracks, so if you want to travel overland by motorcycle, you’d better get comfortable with life away from the smooth, grippy tarmac you’re used to. But if you’ve never had the right machinery or the nerve to ride any distance on the rough stuff, then the Off-Road Skills course is a great place to start. I dipped a toe in the water and will definitely be going back for more…
Dukes and the art of adventure maintenance
So I’m putting my faith in a BMW F 800 GS to realise a long-held goal of riding around the world in 2017. Wanting to know more about the bike I’ll be totally relying on for thousands of miles in all conditions, I recently completed an Adventure Maintenance course as part of preparing my bike for this forthcoming journey of a lifetime…
Spoilt for choice…
Having decided that I’m going to ride around the world in 2017, competing in a marathon on every continent, I now have to figure out what bike to take on this ride of my life. Easier said than done of course…
What’ll you be riding next year?
Just a short film of me at ‘work’, presenting some of the exciting new models BMW Motorrad will be launching next year. Can’t wait…!